cultural

/kuɫ.tu.ˈɾaɫ/

//kuɫ.tu.ˈɾaɫ// adj

The verdict

“cultural” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #932 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#932
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que se refere a cultura

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cultural vs cultura
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cultural
PropertyValue
Headwordcultural
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kuɫ.tu.ˈɾaɫ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#932
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cultural” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cultural lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cultural is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kuɫ.tu.ˈɾaɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #932 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que se refere a cultura".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cultural, with forms such as "ccultural", "clutural", and "culltural". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cultura", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is cultural, spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se refere a cultura

Antonyms

incultural

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccultural,clutural,culltural,cultrual,culttural,cultuarl,culturall,culturla,culturral,culutral,cutlural,ucltural

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cultural - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccultural1clutural2culltural1cultrual2culttural1cultuarl2culturall1culturla2
Edit distance from "cultural"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cultural"?
"cultural" is spelled C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /kuɫ.tu.ˈɾaɫ/.
What does "cultural" mean?
As an adjective, "cultural" means: que se refere a cultura
What words are commonly confused with "cultural"?
"cultural" is commonly confused with "cultura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cultural"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cultural" is /kuɫ.tu.ˈɾaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cultural" come from?
"cultural" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “cultural”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-U-L-T-U-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kuɫ.tu.ˈɾaɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cultura” - see the side-by-side comparison. cultural vs cultura
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list